Well a little more done.. Don't laugh !!! The most sophiticated tools I have is a old harbor freight drill press, dremel and a bench grinder...
Made up a scrap spring compressor from compressed partical shelving for base, 2x8, steering wheeler puller and a cut up bed frame.. Also made a dremel jig to cut the tubes..
Front sight and barrel sleeve removed ( pita ! ) and carbon fiber tubes cut and installed..
Tubes are 15mm ID X19mm OD (sanded inside for a slip fit over bare barrel ..) and 19 ID mm X 21mm OD ... Sanded the ID of both tubes and OD of the inner tube.. Cleaned with acetone, and attatched the inner sleeve to barrel with green loctite 638 used for fitting bearings .. Finishing epoxy to attatch the 15mm ID X19mm OD into the 19mm ID X21mm OD.. Front of tubes were placed in a pool of epoxy on glass..
Then attatched to barrel...
So from 4.5 to 21 mm =16.5 wall !!! Definite overkill but looks good..Pics don't do it justice..
Front tube cover modified and fitted ( still some more I want to do to it..)
Stock is next !!!
Till next update ,
Ray
DAMMMN !!!!! I still have all my fingers !! Remarkable !!
PS.. Tom at Vortek is changing the spring on my kit to a stronger one !! He said it will be a bit over 12ftlbs but doesn't know how much !!
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